Wayward manatee

MCT photo

Lil' Joe, a wayward manatee rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sea World and Sea to Shore from the Little Econlockhatchee River in Orlando, Florida. It took some sweet talk, affectionate chin-scratching and a net to draw Lil Joe out of the river where he had been trapped for weeks and into the care of rescuers, with whom he has spent most of his life.

Lil' Joe, a wayward manatee rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sea World and Sea to Shore from the Little Econlockhatchee River in Orlando, Florida. It took some sweet talk, affectionate chin-scratching and a net to draw Lil Joe out of the river where he had been trapped for weeks and into the care of rescuers, with whom he has spent most of his life. (MCT photo)

Lil' Joe, a wayward manatee rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Sea World and Sea to Shore from the Little Econlockhatchee River in Orlando, Florida. It took some sweet talk, affectionate chin-scratching and a net to draw Lil Joe out of the river where he had been trapped for weeks and into the care of rescuers, with whom he has spent most of his life.